Barrel.



G. F. WARREN.

BARREL;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. me.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEY W I TED A S P TEN OFFICE,

GEORGE rnnwIcK WARREN, or VPORTSMOU'IH, VIRGINIA.

' 1 BARREL; l

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd N 13,1917.

Application filed November 28, 1916. Serial No. 133,913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGEF. WARREN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Barrel, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to barrels, and especially to such as are usedfor truck purposes.

The object of the invention is to provide a barrel, which will compriseless material than those now on the market, and which will be muchlighter, and at the same time a construction which willbe stronger, moredurable, and well ventilated.

The above object is attained by interweaving flexible strips or stavesof wood, or the like, or similar thin flexible material in and out ofsolid rigid stiff hoops.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratingone embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the barrel, one sidebeing omitted.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the barrel; and

Fig. 4; is a front elevation, illustrating a slightly modified form ofthe invention.

In the embodiment of my invention here shown, I have provided aplurality of superimposed hoops l to 6, the intermediate hoops being ofgreater diameter than the end hoops, whereby the bilge ot' the barrel isformed. Each of the hoops is of a stiif, rigid, or solid construction,so that flexible staves may be woven in and out among the hoops withoutbending or distorting the same.

such flexible strips or staves. These strips may consist of wood veneer,or other thin flexible material. It should be noticed that the strip 7is directed over the hoop 1, as indicated at 9, while the strip 8 isdirected under the hoop 1, as indicated at 10. The strip 7 is directedunder the hoop 2, over the hoop 3, under the hoop 4, etc., while thestrip 8 is directed above the hoop 2, and under the hoop 3, and so on.The manner of interweaving the strips among the hoops will be obviousfrom an inspection of the drawm it will be seen that by thisconstruction, the hoops are securely interlocked with the staves orflexible strips and cannot move in Referring to Fig. 1, 7 and 8 indicatetwo direction. The staves are stifiened' r the hoops and thelatter arein turn" reinforced by the'staves. -One advantage of the above describedconstruction resides in the fact that numerous ventilating passages-11-arethereby formed. In the construction .shown in Fig. 1, the stripshave parallel edges. This form of strip insures relatively largeventilating openings.

In Fig. 4, however, the strips are tapering, that is, they are widest inthe middle, as is clearly shown in the drawing. This arrangement causesthe ventilating openings 11 to be smaller than the similar openings ofthe construction shown in Fig. 1.

The ends of the barrel or the ends of the strips are secured by means ofreinforcing members or hoops l2 and 13.

The various hoops and flexible strips or staves are held in placewithout nailing, except where the end hoops 12 and 13 are attached.Should any of the flexible staves become broken, they can be very easilypatched and bound together, without weakening or detracting from the.appearance of the barrel. The stavesused in my construction are muchthinner than those .employed in standard barrels, whereby a great savingin material is eflected.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention and amodified 7 form thereof, it is to be understood that I do not desire tobe liniited'to the constructions herein shown and described, for obviousmodifications will be apparent to anyone skilled in the art.

WVhat is claimed is 1. In a barrel, a plurality of spaced apart stiflhoops arranged from end to end of the barrel, flexible strips or stavesinterwoven alternately in and out of said hoops throughout the length ofthe barrel, and means for connecting the ends of the staves together atthe ends of the barrel.

2. In a barrel, a plurality of spaced apart transverse stilt hoops, andlongitudinally disposed flexible staves interwoven therewith, said hoopsand staves having interlocking engagement with each other, whereby nailsare rendered unnecessary for holding said parts in crossed relation, andmeans for connecting the ends of the staves together at the ends of thebarrel.

3. In a barrel, a plurality of spaced apart rigid transverse woodenhoops, strips or staves formed of flexible veneer interwoven in and outof said hoops throughout the length of the barrel, and reinforcing hoopssecured to the staves at the endsof the barrel, said hoops and stavesconstituting the sole supporting means of said barrel" between the endsthereof. 7

4. 1n a barrel, a plurality of spaced apart stiff Wooden hoops ofVarious diameters; arranged in superimposed relation, flexible st ps orta es rmed of; veneer interwoven in and out amongsaid hoops, throughoutt length 9 the rrel:7v the adjacent. staves b ng pas ed: over and underthe hoo siin reverse relation, whereby an interlocking engagement of thehoops and staves is made, and the'use of nails is obviated, andreinforcing hoops at the ends of the barrel attached to the ends of thestrips or states.

In testimony that I claim the ioregoing as my own I have hereto aliixedmysignature in the presence o tw Witnesses- GEORGE EEJWIQK WARREN.

\Vitnesses T. SOIITHGATE, ELIAS Elm-mamas.

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